Tanzanian phone subscribers rise to 28 mln


The Tanzania Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) said that the number of phone subscribers had risen to 28.02 million, with the majority using mobile phones, in the period April-June 2012, Biztech reported.
Vodacom was at the top with 12.32 million mobile subscribers, followed by Airtel Tanzania with 7.50 million subscribers, Tigo with 5.61 million, Zantel with 2.36 million and state-owned Tanzania Telecommunication Company Ltd (TTCL) with 227,424. Benson has 1,050 and Sasatel has 4,810 subscribers. This is an increase of 704,946 subscribers in one month: In May 2012, the number of phone subscribers was 27.32 million.
Telecompaper.com